Down 11% on Oct 30, a down day for the market: the S&P 500 fell 2%, 71% of stocks fell, and telecom equipment stocks a median 6%.
QCOM's Quality Score fell 2 points on Mon, Nov 2, to 3.
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| Long-term trend | −1 |
| Latest filing | 10-Q, Jul 29 |
ReportReports Wednesday, after the close. Every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. It fell after 3 of its last 4 reports, +0.1% on average. Past reports ›
Thu Dec 3: Ex-dividend, $0.92 a shareAt the open. Pays Dec 17.
After its last 4 reports it closed +0.1% on average, higher 1 of 4 times.
QCOM is #6 of 15 by Quality Score among Radio & TV Broadcasting & Communications Equipment.
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Share count against a year before: QCOM -3.2%, UI +0.1%.
Reports Wed Nov 4, after the close (in 2 days). Confirmed.
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
The figures are not read from the release yet.
QCOM's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Year-over-year growth in non-handset revenues, including Data Center | greater than 60% |
“We are taking concrete actions to reflect the higher input costs in our product pricing and expect these actions to benefit our gross margins over time as the pricing changes gradually come into effect.”
From its results filing (SEC filing · Jul 29)
Sales grew 14% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $3.68 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 sessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2026 | -5.9% | -2.6% | +1.2% |
| Apr 29, 2026 | +10.3% | +15.1% | +23.4% |
| Feb 4, 2026 | -10.7% | -8.5% | -5.3% |
Sales grew in five of the last seven years, to $44B in 2025. It made a profit in seven of the eight years.
Its dividends come to 38% of its free cash flow.
| Dividend | $3.68 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $3.9B a year |
| Free cash flow | $10B |
| Record | Raised each of the last 5 years |
34 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: QCOM is 4.2% of SMH, 3.1% of SOXX, and 2.4% of SCHD, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Aug 31, 2026.
Qualcomm develops and licenses wireless technology and designs chips for smartphones. The company's key patents revolve around CDMA and OFDMA technologies, which are standards in wireless communications that are the backbone of all 3G, 4G, and 5G networks. Qualcomm's IP is licensed by virtually all wireless device makers. The firm is also the world's largest wireless chip vendor, supplying nearly every premier handset maker with leading-edge processors. Qualcomm also sells RF-front end modules into smartphones, as well as chips into automotive and Internet of Things markets.
“The industries in which QCT operates are intensely competitive.”
QCOM scores 3 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average. It is #6 of 15 in Radio & TV Broadcasting & Communications Equipment by Quality Score, with 1 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 11% on Oct 30, a down day for the market: the S&P 500 fell 2%, 71% of stocks fell, and telecom equipment stocks a median 6%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
QCOM scores 3 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average (0 to 5). That is #6 of 15 in Radio & TV Broadcasting & Communications Equipment by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind QCOM's 3.
Reports Wed Nov 4, after the close, a date the company confirmed. QCOM closed higher after 1 of its last 4 reports. Past behavior, not a forecast.
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